London, United Kingdom– Vigster, the new and unique online video games and social networking site, announces its Big Video Games Competition to celebrate the launch of Vigster’s two new online tools: VigsterPoints and GameAnswers. The competition is open to all new and current Vigster users and started at midnight on November 26, 2008 and runs until January 26, 2008, ending at 11:59 p.m.

The top six users with the highest points garnered during the competition will receive one of the following videos: Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360), Unsolved Crimes (NDS), Left 4 Dead (PC), Dead Space (PS3), WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (PS3), Avatar: The Last Air Bender– Into the Inferno (Nintendo Wii), plus other unique gifts such as Vigster t-shirts and Mirror Edge comic books.

Users must be registered members of Vigster. Non-users can sign up at Vigster.com. Users must use the Vigster network to earn points in order to be eligible for the prizes above. To increase one’s points tally, users need to undertake any of the several activities that adds value to the network e.g. write reviews and comments about games, they can contribute to a game by adding video and screen shots or create a quiz for a video game. They can also take advantage of the new tool GameAnswers, an online posting of questions and answers about gaming. For more information on the points system and the big video games giveway, visit www.vigster.com/rewards.php and www.vigster.com/rewards/biggiveaway.php.

To enter, users must be 18 years of age or older. Winners will be notified via e-mail and will receive one of the six games listed above, chosen at the discretion of Vigster. Vigster also reserves the right to change the platform of the games listed above. Winners will be chosen based on total points tally at the endof the contest. Further announcements about Vigster can be followed on the official Twitter account at www.twitter.com/vigster

Vigster is a new and unique social network and video games IMDB. Vigster is working on building the biggest and the best community for millions of gamers around the world who are passionate about gaming using advanced social metrics. Based in London, United Kingdom, it is led by a team of online technology experts and video games gurus. For more information please visit: http://www.vigster.com.

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